Ratak dialect of Marshallese

E591143

dialect variety of Marshallese language

The Ratak dialect of Marshallese is one of the two primary regional varieties of the Marshallese language, traditionally spoken in the Ratak (eastern) chain of the Marshall Islands.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ratak means "sunrise" in Marshallese	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dialect ⓘ variety of Marshallese language ⓘ
associatedWith	Ratak Chain culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
dialectOf	Marshallese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Ratak Marshallese NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Marshallese dialect ⓘ
hasCounterpart	Ralik dialect of Marshallese NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	minor lexical differences from Ralik dialect ⓘ minor phonological differences from Ralik dialect ⓘ
hasLinguisticAncestor	Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ Proto-Micronesian language ⓘ
hasMutualIntelligibilityWith	Ralik dialect of Marshallese NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPhonologySimilarTo	Ralik dialect of Marshallese NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStatus	regional dialect ⓘ
isSpokenBy	Marshallese people in eastern atolls ⓘ inhabitants of Ratak Chain ⓘ
isTaughtAs	local variety of Marshallese in Ratak schools ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ Micronesian languages ⓘ
oneOfTwoPrimaryDialectsOf	Marshallese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Marshallese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Ratak Chain NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Marshall Islands ⓘ
sharesStandardOrthographyWith	Ralik dialect of Marshallese ⓘ
spokenIn	Ailinginae Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Ailuk Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Arno Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Aur Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Bikar Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Bokak Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Erikub Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Jemo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Likiep Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Majuro Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Maloelap Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Mili Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratak Chain NERFINISHED ⓘ Taka Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Utrik Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Wotje Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ
subclassOf	Marshallese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	everyday communication in Ratak Chain ⓘ local media in Ratak Chain ⓘ traditional oral literature in Ratak Chain ⓘ
usesScript	Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ralik dialect of Marshallese → coordinateDialectWith → Ratak dialect of Marshallese ⓘ

Ralik dialect of Marshallese → hasLexicalVariationWith → Ratak dialect of Marshallese ⓘ

Ralik dialect of Marshallese → hasMutualIntelligibilityWith → Ratak dialect of Marshallese ⓘ

Ratak (Sunrise) island chain → hasEtymology → Ratak dialect of Marshallese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ratak means "sunrise" in Marshallese